Draw Me Close blurs the worlds of live performance, virtual reality and animation to create a vivid memoir about the relationship between a mother and her son, in the wake of her terminal cancer diagnosis. Weaving theatrical storytelling with cutting-edge technology, the performance takes a deceptively simple approach to the immersive medium, allowing the audience member to take the part of protagonist, Jordan, inside a live, animated world.  

‘Mind officially blown. Unlike any experience I’ve ever had’ Huffington Post

‘An emotional and technologically brilliant experience that takes the concept of immersion into new heights’ Mashable

The experience is written and directed by award-winning multidisciplinary artist and writer Jordan Tannahill and is a co-production between the National Film Board of Canada and National Theatre’s Immersive Storytelling Studio, with creative technology by All Seeing Eye and original illustrations by Teva Harrison.